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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Visits Cricket Stadium In Bengaluru, Spends Time With RCB Players

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday visited the M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium here and interacted with men and women players of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team. Scholz spoke to the officials of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), RCB men and women team members for about 15 minutes. The Chancellor understands that cricket is India's number one passion when it comes to sports, a German Embassy official said. "In Germany, cricket is not as popular. Although more than 200,000 Indians in Germany are popularising the sport there," he said. So, Scholz wanted to acclimatise himself about the sport and what cricket means to India, the official added.

Watch: KL Rahul Visits Mahakaleshwar Temple With Wife Athiya Shetty Ahead of Indore Test

It has not been a good couple of months for KL Rahul who has been struggling for form. In the first two Test matches against Australia, the right-handed batsman failed to score big and since then, several ex-cricketers and experts have been asking for Shubman Gill to replace him as the opening partner of skipper Rohit Sharma. In the three innings that Rahul has played till now, he has not gone past the 25 run-mark even once. On Sunday, he visited Ujjain's well-known Mahakaleshwar Temple along with his wife Athiya Shetty. In a video which was released on social media, the two of them could be seen offering prayers in the temple along with other devotees in the temple who is quite famous in India.

'There's nothing amiss between us': Temba stands firm on tight bond with former Test skipper

Newly installed Proteas Test captain Temba Bavuma made it clear there's no bad blood between him and former skipper Dean Elgar, whom he has replaced as Test captain.

"Awfully Inconsistent, Irrational": Australia Great Lays Into Pat Cummins' Team

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes sweeping is the not only way to survive against spinners on Indian pitches, instead, a batter needs to have good footwork to thrive against tweakers in sub-continent conditions. Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably as the hosts have won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with two more matches left in the series. "Sweeping regularly is not the answer to playing good spin bowling, and anyone who says so is talking through his hat," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.com.

Ian Chappell Slams Australian Sweep Ploy, Says Need To Have Good Footwork

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes sweeping is the not only way to survive against spinners on Indian pitches, instead a batter needs to have good footwork to thrive against tweakers in sub-continent conditions. Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably as the hosts have won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with two more matches left in the series.

England's Jos Buttler Relishes Low, Slow Challenge In Bangladesh

England are relishing the challenge of facing Bangladesh on their low and slow home wickets in the upcoming one-day international series, captain Jos Buttler said Sunday. England will defend their ODI World Cup title in neighbouring India later this year and Buttler told reporters he was expecting low and slow wickets and difficult conditions in Bangladesh, "which is what exactly we want.

Australia vs South Africa Live Score Updates, Women's T20 World Cup Final: Aussies Chasing Hat-trick Of Titles

Australia vs South Africa, Women's T20 World Cup, Final Live Updates:Australia will take on the hosts South Africa in the summit clash of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday at the Newlands, Cape Town. Australia edged India by five runs in the semi-final clash while South Africa defeated England by six runs to book their seat in the final.

Should Virat Kohli And Co Play In PSL? Ex-Pakistan Star Has A Stunning Reply

Former Pakistan cricket team wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal believes that no Indian player should take part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). When asked about Indian cricketers' possible involvement in the tournament, Akmal said that the BCCI has taken a smart decision by not allowing them to play in any T20 league other than the Indian Premier League (IPL). Akmal, who is currently the head coach of PSL franchise Peshawar Zalmi, also said that the Indian board is financially secure to take that decision.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Visits Cricket Stadium In Bengaluru, Spends Time With RCB Players

Watch: KL Rahul Visits Mahakaleshwar Temple With Wife Athiya Shetty Ahead of Indore Test

'There's nothing amiss between us': Temba stands firm on tight bond with former Test skipper

"Awfully Inconsistent, Irrational": Australia Great Lays Into Pat Cummins' Team

Ian Chappell Slams Australian Sweep Ploy, Says Need To Have Good Footwork

England's Jos Buttler Relishes Low, Slow Challenge In Bangladesh

Australia vs South Africa Live Score Updates, Women's T20 World Cup Final: Aussies Chasing Hat-trick Of Titles

Should Virat Kohli And Co Play In PSL? Ex-Pakistan Star Has A Stunning Reply